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On this episode of The Small Business Radio Show…
SEGMENT 1 with Tom Herman, starting at 0:00: In the early 2000s, one of the best entrepreneurship movies about the dot com bubble was called Startup.com. It followed two partners, Tom Herman and Kaleil Tuzman, who started Govworks.com. Where are they now, 20 years later, and what can we still learn from their experience?
SEGMENT 2 with Mike Gardon, starting at 18:45: FOMO – fear of missing out – is a very real phenomenon. Unfortunately for a lot of business folks, there is also choice overload. How do you deal with it, especially if you are not rooted in a solid professional calling?
SEGMENT 3 with Steven Myers, starting at 35:30: What entrepreneurs need, but nobody ever talks about.
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More on each segment below.
Segment 1: Tom Herman is the founder and CEO of Meta Carbon which was dreamed up in the back of a Grab Taxi in Singapore. He’s been building online software for the last 25 years in Media & Advertising and his latest startup combines sustainability, carbon offsetting, blockchain, NFTs, and brand engagement.
- Are you surprised by the enduring nature of this documentary?
- What did you learn?
- What should we learn?
- Kaleil is clearly the aggressive partner and eventually fired you. Are you still in touch today?
- How did Meta Carbon come to be?
Segment 2: Mike Gardon is a former derivatives trader turned investor and entrepreneur who has reinvented himself multiple times in several careers before the age of 40. Mike is the Founder and CEO of Rejoin Media, a holding company for digital brands and businesses. He is also the Executive Editor and Host of the acclaimed Careercloud Radio podcast on Careercloud.com where he talks about career design and building more intentional work-life.
- How to deal effectively with choice overload
- What is opportunity portfolio theory?
- How does someone figure out what they want to do?
- Taking control of your career
- Getting out of corporate jobs
Segment 3: Steven Myers is a four-time CEO, public speaker, two-time US Air Force veteran, accomplished aviator, and best-selling author of Cross Winds: Adventure Entrepreneurship in the Russian Far East. Named Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” for Software and Information Services, Steve founded SM&A, Inc., which grew into a NASDAQ-listed $110 million annual revenue international management consulting firm serving aerospace & defense.
- Aspiring entrepreneurs need to understand where courage comes from
- An understanding of how courage, optimism, and purpose connect
- Entrepreneurs need to develop an awareness of the connection between courage, optimism, and purpose.
- Seek opportunities to push yourself out of your comfort zone—and continue doing so! Practice being out of your comfort zone.
- Conquer your “fear list” – Make a list of the things that make you uncomfortable or terrify you—and do them.
